Russian, Egyptian transport ministers to meet in Egypt next week

Russia’s key requirements for resuming flights to Egypt are the issues of using an automated biometric control access system and multi-level luggage control at Egyptian airports

Russian and Egyptian ministers of transport are expected to have a meeting in Egypt next week, an official at the Russian Transport Ministry told TASS on Thursday.

“A meeting of the Russian Transport Minister with the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation may happen next week in Egypt,” the official said.

Egypt and Russia suspended all flights in November last year after a Russian aircraft A321 with 224 people onboard had crashed over the Sinai peninsula on October 31. The Russian Federal Security Service told Putin that there had been a terror attack onboard. Egypt’s investigation commission has not yet presented an official report on the crash causes under an excuse that the investigation was still under way.